Dude. Who said Jaillet was BETTER? I didn't and I just said it is not clear that there is a #1. After recovering from his early injury situation, his play and Cowley's have been pretty even. Thus there is a rotation. DU has given up more than 4 goals on 4 occasions so far and 3 of those games were Cowley starts...that implies a touch of inconsistency which doesn't lend itself to a guy who should play all 120 minutes in a particular weekend at this point.
What I don't get is that you seem to think that somehow Cowley's presence would have stopped Mattson from skating the puck (UND's first goal) from above the face off circle, down the boards, behind the net and walk around to the low slot and roof his first goal of the season with nary a DU body or stick to help out their goalie. Then, somehow, this same magical presence would have prevented DU from surrendering a couple perfectly executed UND 2-on-1's...then there is the fact that DU didn't even get on the board until under 10 minutes left in the game, which is obviously Jaillet's fault.
The point is that UND came out strong and DU did not...Jaillet played well and held his team in as much as he (or, really, any other goalie) possibly could. I don't foresee the rotation going away when DU resumes play after the New Year.
A reminder: I stated during Sam's freshman season that he was, in my experience, the best freshman goalie I had seen at DU (especially since he was a true freshman [other true freshman goalies have, in the past 10 years been Cowley and Murray who both didn't play much]). You were basically: "Meh...he's OK but he is no Mannino..."
So, I completely remember you labeling Sam as essentially just " OK" as well.
As for stats: I just meant that it is too early still to use stats solely as a support for your lame assumption. Check the details in their individual play, especially recently since Jaillet seems recovered from his BC incident...both goalies cut down angles well, square up quite well, have good athleticism, quick gloves...also Cowley's stats are a bit padded by virtue of Jaillet not having been available against CC and AFA, Cowley's NCHC stats are not nearly as flashy on their own...
I tell you what, next time I run into Monty, Carle and all, I will alert them that Pablo doesn't approve of how they divvy up certain guys' playing time and that their team with a .667 winning % and which is on course for yet another 20+ win season just needs adjustment to meet Pablo's desired specifications... Rock on, dude...
EDIT: Like stated, Cowley's stats in NCHC play are quite average (so are Jaillet's) and NCHC play is the name of the game after the New Year, neither are positioned to be "the guy"...again current goalie stats do nothing...
continue, for all I care, good laughs have virtue I suppose...
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Danish goalie broke a record for number of saves.
